Letter: Refresher course (9/27/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I believe there are some individuals in Mathews County who need a refresher course into exactly what the Citizens for the Common Good stands for. The organization, based… …
Editorial: Isabel: 20 years later (9/20/2023) - What remains after a great disaster is cleaned up? Memories. Remembering the physical endurance required, the hardships encountered, the sheer muscular effort to move the debris, the hard mental work… …
Letter: A sense of disbelief (9/20/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I came away from the “emergency meeting” of the Gloucester County School Board on Friday night with a sense of disbelief. The board wants to hire a lawyer… …
Letter: The politics of intimidation (9/20/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: As a voter in Gloucester County, I am concerned about people bringing weapons to public meetings. I don’t know what instigated this activity or why Gloucester was chosen… …
Letter: An unlawful meeting? (9/20/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Four members at the Gloucester County School Board emergency meeting on Friday: a.) deprived the people of representation by GCSB member Drew; b.) restrained public comment, violating Virginia… …
Letter: Orth for supervisor (9/20/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: As a bit of background: I’ve known Bob “JJ” Orth for almost 50 years. At the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), JJ was a marine biologist and… …
Letter: For Orth (9/20/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I write this letter in support of Dr. Robert “JJ” Orth’s candidacy for Supervisor, Abingdon District, Gloucester County. Dr. Orth has been an important member of the Gloucester… …
Letter: Arsenovic for school board (9/20/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am writing to support Leonne Arsenovic’s candidacy for the Gloucester School Board. As a resident of Ware District and, like Ms. Arsenovic, a retired Gloucester teacher, I… …
Letter: For Arsenovic (9/20/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Leonne Arsenovic is a devoted mother, wife, educator and civic-minded citizen. She is a true leader and has my vote for the Gloucester County School Board Ware District… …
Letter: Brewer for School Board (9/20/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am a 70-year Gloucester resident who is truly delighted to learn of Fred Brewer’s desire to serve on the Gloucester County School Board. Fred and his family… …
Letter: Saulman for School Board (9/20/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: We have a very important election coming up that is critical to our children’s education and our community as a whole. Cindy Saulman, most know Cindy as our… …
Letter: Gibbs, Morgan and Frye for school board (9/20/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: What’s at stake for our schools this November? Everything. The future direction of our schools depends in large part on the quality of our school board members. School… …
Editorial: Claws across the ocean (9/13/2023) - By now many residents have seen the reports that Italian waters in the upper Adriatic Sea have been invaded by blue crabs, which with no natural predators there, are eating… …
Editorial: Go Cornhuskers! (9/13/2023) - Last week’s editorial “Let’s hear it for the women” incorrectly stated that the record-breaking attendance for a women’s sporting event was a women’s soccer game. Observant reader (and GHS girls’… …
Letter: Celebrate the Constitution (9/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Let us Celebrate the Legacy and commemorate the 236th anniversary of the Constitution and the 231st anniversary of the Bill of Rights—Amendments 1-10. Constitution Week is September 17-23. This annual… …
Letter: Preventing suicide (9/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. People are coming together all over the country to share their heartfelt stories to shine a light on preventing suicide. According… …
Letter: A lopsided process (9/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Some confusion may have been created by recent posts in the Gazette-Journal about the Gwynn’s Island Historic District proposal that was submitted to the Virginia Department of Historic… …
Letter: Chesapeake Bank helped (9/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I want to give a heartfelt “Thank You” to the employees of Chesapeake Bank. Late last month, eight Chesapeake employees donated their valuable time to help scrape, caulk… …
Letter: Vote for our children and our future (9/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Our children are our future and there are some people subjecting them to things that can have very negative effects on them. Many unborn children are aborted because… …
Letter: JJ Orth for supervisor (9/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Dr. Robert “JJ” Orth has been the Abingdon District representative on the Board of Supervisors since 2011. He has served us in this district admirably and with a… …
Letter: Brewer for School Board (9/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: This year’s election cycle is unusual in that we have five open school board seats in Gloucester. It is possible that those five seats could be filled by… …
Letter: McDonough for school board (9/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I would like to express my support for Mrs. Deborah McDonough to fill the unexpired term of the at-large Gloucester School Board position in the upcoming special election.… …
Letter: For Brewer (9/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: In the upcoming Gloucester County School Board election is a new face for Gloucester, Fred Brewer. Mr. Brewer emerges as a strong and dedicated contender for the position.… …
Letter: Saulman for School Board (9/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am a retired teacher with 44 years of teaching experience in upper elementary grades. For 39 of those years, it was my privilege to serve in Gloucester… …
Letter: Bareford for Commonwealth’s Attorney (9/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: On Aug. 24, an editorial by Phillips Ferguson, a lawyer from Suffolk, stated that Marie Walls was endorsed by her current employer, the Gloucester prosecutor, John Dusewicz. That… …